Device for draping curtains, &amp;c.



No. 631,40l. Patented Aug. 22, I899. F. n. KUHNEL & c. L. E. BUSSE.

DEVICE FOR DR-APING CURTAINS, 8w.

(Application filed. May 28, 1898.)

(No Model.)

WITNESSES.

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UNITED STATES PATENTB OFFICE.

FRANZ RICHARD KIIHNEL AND CARL LOTI-IAR EDUARD BUSSE, OF BERLIN,GERMANY.

DEVICE FOR D RAPlNG CURTAINS, 800.

SPECIFIGATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 631,401, dated August22, 1899.

' Application filed May 23; 1898. fierial No. 681,501. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that We, FRANZ RICHARD KI'JHE NEL and CARL LOTHAR EDUARDBUSSE, subjects of the German Emperor, and residents of Berlin, Germany,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Curtain- Supports,of which the following is a specification.

The invention consists of a notched or socketed rod adapted to receiveparts of the curtain in said sockets or notches, combined with means forholding the parts of the curtain therein.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of the rod. Fig. 2isaperspective view with some of the holding wedges or clips in place.Fig. 3 is a view of a modification, and

Fig. 4 represents one of the holding wedges or clips.-

The invention comprises'the rod 1, Fig. 1, having the notches or sockets2, extending at a sharp angle to the edge of the rod and adapted toreceive the folds of the curtain, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig.2, where said folds are held by the clips or wedges 3. These wedges areof spring form, as shown in Fig. 4,having two sides or members adaptedto move toward and from each other, and when inserted in one of thenotches, which have inclined or divergent sides, the spring sides of thewedge will hold the folds thereto, as indicated in Fig 2.

Instead of forming notches or incisions in a rod the same effect may besecured by propoints along the rod to receive diiferent folds of thecurtain, substantially as described.

3. A curtain rod having wedge shaped notches therein with means forholding the folds of the curtain in said notches at different pointsalong the rod to receive different folds of the curtain,substantially asdescribed.

4. In combination, the rod having the inclined notches and the wedgesadapted to the notches to hold the material therein, said notches beingdisposed at different points along the rod to receive the differentfolds of the curtain, substantially as described.

In witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of twowitnesses.

FRANZ RICHARD KIIHNEL. CARL LOTHARFDUARD BUSSE.

' Witnesses:

HENRY HASPER, O. H. DAY.

